"just add water" mixes any good?

[ColJack]

for a BBQ? would the bags of ready mixed concrete and mortar ( the kind you just add water to ) be any good for a newbie?

would you recomend one of those "brickie" tools, the red plastic tray thing that's supposed to make laying blocks idiot proof?

 

[Richard C]

Redi mix bags are an expensive way of doing it but they are fine for small jobs which don’t warrant buying sharp/building sand in bulk; I use them quiet frequently.

Forget The Brikie tool you’d have trouble trying to use one on a barbie anyway unless you intend one the size of small shed! Just use a decent spirit level & some patience.

 

[ColJack]

was thinking along the lines of 2ft deep, 6ft long..

fair size grill in the middle, high back and paving / granite slab either side as a counter..

 

[Fluffster]

If you are building that size a bag of dust and fe bags of building sand is a cheaper option.
The bricky is only as good as the first course which you have to lay yourself!

Good luck
Pete